Foods
Considered the national dish, this carb heavy mix of rice, pasta, lentils, chickpeas, and tomato sauce is a beloved Egyptian street food.
What is Koshary?
This plant, which grew along the Nile, became a symbol of Lower Egypt and was used to make paper.
What is Papyrus?
The title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
What is a Pharaoh?
A government in which the political leader is also the religious leader.
What is a Theocracy?
This city is the modern capital of Egypt.
What is Cairo?
This dish of slow cooked fava beans, often served with olive oil, garlic, and bread, is a staple Egyptian breakfast.
What is Ful Medames?
The lotus and this plant were combined to symbolize the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
What is the Nile Lily
This pharaoh commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza.
Who is Khufu?
These officials, appointed by the pharaoh, carried out his orders and managed day to day administration.
Who are Bureaucrats
The main language spoken in Egypt today.
What is Arabic?
This green soup, made from minced jute leaves, is famous for its slimy texture and strong garlic flavor.
What is Molokhia?
Anubis, the god of mummification, was often depicted as this animal.
What is a Jackal?
Often considered the first pharaoh, he united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who is Menes
This group represented the largest class in Egypt, responsible for growing the food.
Who are farmers
The limestone statue with a lion’s body and a human head.
What is the Sphinx?
Although commonly made with chickpeas elsewhere, in Egypt, this fried ball of legumes is traditionally made using fava beans.
What is Falafel
The ancient Egyptians referred to their desert land, or the land of the dead, as this.
What is the Red Land
She was one of the few female pharaohs, ruling during the New Kingdom.
Who is Hatshepsut?
Because they did not have coins, Egyptians paid taxes and traded using this system.
What is the Barter System?
According to myth, this god rules over the afterlife and the dead.
Who is Osiris?
This popular, shredded phyllo dough pastry is often filled with nuts or cream and soaked in sugar syrup.
What is Kunafa?
This scarab beetle was a popular symbol, representing the rising sun and regeneration.
What is the Scarab?
Also known as Ozymandias, he ruled for 66 years and built more monuments than almost any other pharaoh.
Who is Ramesses II
In the Old Kingdom, pharaohs were seen as gods; by the Middle Kingdom, they were seen as this.
What is a shepherd of the people?
This system of canals was developed to manage Nile water for crops.
What is Irrigation?